American history

Britain’s inaugural professor of ‘Black Studies’ has branded the United States of America a “racist project from its very beginnings”, akin to “Europe on steroids”.

The Biden administration proposed a rule that urges the development of K-12 civics instruction based on Critical Race Theory programs such as the “1619 Project.”

A Rasmussen poll released late last week found 57 percent of likely U.S. voters agree with President Donald Trump’s statement that “restoring patriotic education” is essential to rebuilding a “shared national identity focused on common American values and virtues.”

A look back in U.S. history tells us just how much can change when a president is suddenly replaced by a vice president.

State Rep. LaShawn K. Ford (D) urged the Illinois Board of Education to end U.S. history classes in the state’s public schools.

The University of Kentucky is facing a lawsuit over its plans to remove a mural that depicts various parts of American history. The mural, which has sparked controversy over its depiction of slaves and Native Americans, was painted in 1934 by artist Ann Rice O’Hanlon.

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) said Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)’s amendment attached to the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act is not simply an effort to rename some military bases named after Confederate leaders but a push to erase American history.

It shouldn’t have to get to this point, but here it goes: We need a written pledge to protect our statues and monuments. That is, a written document for politicians to sign, if they wish, pledging to protect public order and the dignity of our society.

On Friday evening, President Donald Trump said the destroyers of American statues and monuments will receive a minimum of ten years in federal prison if convicted.

President Donald Trump, on Friday evening, said he is signing an executive order to build a new national park named the “National Garden of American Heroes” honoring the “greatest Americans” in United States history.

Two statues depicting George Washington, the United States’ first president, were defaced early Monday morning in New York City’s Washington Square Park.

The would-be statue-topplers know little or nothing about Andrew Jackson, the war hero who defended the nation with courage and resolve.

The time has come for the Department of Justice to prosecute the leaders of this national crime wave under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act for their coordinated efforts to cause destruction and chaos.

U.S. Marshals have been ordered to prepare to help protect historical monuments as left-wing protesters continue to target statues nationwide, according to an email leaked to the Washington Post.

President Donald Trump reacted Monday to an attempt by violent protesters to topple the statue of Andrew Jackson in Lafayette Square across the street from the White House.

New York City’s American Museum of Natural History announced Sunday that it will remove a statue of former president Theodore Roosevelt from outside its entrance.

Protesters on Wednesday evening beheaded four statues on a Confederate monument in Portsmouth, Virginia, after the monument was defaced with spray paint hours earlier. Protesters told on-scene reporters that one man was badly injured after one of the toppled statues fell on his head.

A deed signed in 1890 that gave Virginia control of the Robert E. Lee statue in Richmond prevents its removal, according to a lawsuit filed Monday.

The great events of the past are the lighthouses by which we navigate our present and our future.

We choose the Pilgrims as our founding myth because they embodied our most cherished ideals. They were the best of us. We celebrate their story to acknowledge our highest aspirations, not to whitewash our history or minimize our mistakes. Thanksgiving affirms who we want to be because it is about who the Pilgrims actually were.

Real Americans honor Indians and also honor the courageous Pilgrim settlers who brought Christian civilization to a continent, a miraculous union that we celebrate on this wonderful holiday.

Billionaire David Rubenstein has donated $10 million to fund much-needed upgrades to the Thomas Jefferson Memorial in Washington, DC.

The Republican mayor of Waterville, Maine, issued a proclamation declaring October 14 “Columbus Day” in his city as he bucked a new state law that renamed the holiday “Indigenous Peoples’ Day.”

A state judge in Virginia ruled on Wednesday that the city of Charlottesville cannot legally move the two statues to Confederate generals that sparked mass protests.

While most Americans are spending time this summer enjoying the sun in the comfort of their houses’ yards, the New York Times is out with a new exposé on how lawn care is problematic, once viewed through the lens of social justice.

Officials at the Du Quoin, Illinois, state fair have banned the group Confederate Railroad from its stage because of the band’s “offensive” name.

Amidst the bleak news from a poll that found only 24 percent of 18 to 29 year olds are “extremely proud to be an American” comes a literary ray of hope from the heartland.

LeBron James did not hold back when describing how significant he felt the murder of his friend, rapper Nipsey Hussle, truly was. The Lakers forward called Hussle’s death “one of the most unfortunate events” in American history.

A politics course at the University of Colorado, Denver, has intentionally removed all white authors from its syllabus.

After 21 years of plotting and planning, Gary Casteel may be getting closer to realizing his dream: A National Civil War Memorial near Gettysburg.